Single-engine piston

N1252

1942 Stinson L-5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
42-98196
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-435
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Iowa Military Aviation Heritage Museum (Corporation)
Based
Ankeny, IA
Registration record

N1252 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Stinson L-5
Serial
42-98196
Engines
Lycoming O-435
Registered owner
Iowa Military Aviation Heritage Museum
Ankeny, IA
Certificate issued
2015-07-16
Airworthiness date
1967-08-01
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A068E3
Mode S (octal)
50064343
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-07-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N1252 to the current registrant.
  • 1967-08-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
  • 1929-11-25
    N1252 previously assigned to a Waco 10 (s/n 864); cancelled.
Overview

About N1252

N1252 is a 1942 Stinson L-5, serial number 42-98196. The FAA register lists Iowa Military Aviation Heritage Museum as the registrant in Ankeny, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 16, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-435 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 1, 1967.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1252.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1252.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.